極(きわ)まるto reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled

Common

1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   1. 1.

      to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end

2. Auxiliary verb, Prenominal noun/verb, う-verb (る)

   1. 2.

      extremely

      after adjectival noun. e.g. 退屈極まる話

3. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   1. 3.

      to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss

      esp. 窮まる. occ. 谷まる

   2. 4.

      to be decided, to be settled